Alonso was already penalized five seconds for a collision with Gasly in the race. After the race, another came for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage in the 14th turn.
Alonso thus lost ninth place and thus two points. As a result, Albon moved to ninth place and Stroll to last.
“It must have been a tough race on our part,” Alonso said. “I was very aggressive at the start. I got four or five seats there, I touched Lewis, but the car was fine, so we were lucky. “
“I had a slow stop at the pit stop, I lost about four seconds there, so I had to get that time back with Gasly. In the end, I closed the gap and was very optimistic about the maneuver on him, so I touched Gasly again and got the five-second penalty I deserved, it was my fault, I braked too late. “
“We were ready to return, but he was at the pit stop at the time, so I have to pay for those five seconds.”
“And then the safety car was perfect again for those who started hard. We lost a few places there again. “
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